Reborn to marry the regent and seize the throne as queen

Jiang Qingwu was startled when he heard the explosion, but when he turned around and ran over, the sacrificial hall was already surrounded by a raging fire.

"Yan Xiuchen...Gu Yanbai..."

"Don't go over there, elder sister..."

Wanyue held Jiang Qingwu tightly, while Jiuye and Jiuhan, along with a large number of imperial guards, swarmed over.

But except Jiuhan who rushed in, no one else got the chance to go in again.

"Put out the fire, put out the fire quickly..." Jiu Ye shouted in panic, and the scene fell into chaos.

……

In the sacrificial hall, Jiuhan walked through the thick smoke and coughed repeatedly. When he found the people, Yan Xiuchen and Gu Yanbai had been surrounded by a group of masked men in black.

The other party was wearing fireproof clothing and a mask, and was more relaxed than Yan Xiuchen and the others.

Instead, the two of them were affected by the explosion and injured by the collapsed buildings. At this time, the smoke was so thick that they could hardly breathe.

"Godfather... Young Master..." Jiuhan killed a man in black with a knife. When he was about to go to Yan Xiuchen, he saw the collapsed pillar going towards the two of them.

“Be careful…” Jiuhan rushed over and knocked the two men down, but when the pillar fell, it fell on him and he vomited blood instantly.

"Jiuhan..." Yan Xiuchen pulled Jiuhan and wanted to drag him out, but the man in black behind him refused to give in.

"You save people." Gu Yanbai echoed, picked up Jiuhan's knife and went towards the man in black.

"Godfather, please leave me alone..."

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's okay, I'll save you." Yan Xiuchen said as he tried to push the pillar away.

But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move the pillar away, and Jiuhan, who was under the pillar, couldn't hold on and lost consciousness.

"Jiuhan, Lu Jiuhan, wake up..."

Hearing the shout, Gu Yanbai turned around and rushed over, wanting to help, but he was caught off guard and was stabbed on the back by someone.

……

Everyone outside was busy putting out the fire, but the water source at the top of the mountain was insufficient. There was only water in the water tanks by the wall, and the nearest pond and green lake were three courtyards away.

Jiang Qingwu looked at the Imperial Guards and Jiu Ye. He tried to go in several times but was blocked by the pillars at the gate. Jiang Qingwu kicked Wan Yue away, then grabbed the fake monk he had just caught, dragged him to the door of the sacrificial hall, and pushed him into the gate.

"Ah..." The fake monk slammed into the pillars and gates that were engulfed in flames, and was instantly engulfed by the fire.

The fake monk, unable to bear the pain, immediately began to struggle.

Seeing this, Jiu Ye pulled another person over and threw him in.

"No, no..."

Three people were burned to death at the gate. They struggled and rammed the gate violently, creating a passage on the road.

Although there was still thick smoke and fire, fortunately we could get through.

"Fireproof jacket..." Jiu Ye shouted, and someone immediately put a fireproof jacket on him.

Without waiting for his men to catch up, Jiu Ye rushed straight in.

Seeing this, Jiang Qingwu grabbed the fireproof jacket from the Royal Guard's hand, wrapped it around himself and rushed in.

When they went in, the room was already filled with thick smoke, and it was airtight and impossible to see.

There were corpses of men in black all under his feet, but Yan Xiuchen and Gu Yanbai were nowhere to be seen.

"Godfather, Young Master...Brother..."

"Ahem... Yan Xiuchen... Yan Xiuchen, where are you?"

"Godmother, please get out quickly. This won't work. Someone, send the Godmother out..."

"Yes..." Several imperial guards rushed over and pulled Jiang Qingwu out.

"Let me go, Yan Xiuchen..."

When Jiang Qingwu was dragged out, the sacrificial hall collapsed with a loud bang, half of it collapsed, and the fire was smaller, but the smoke was thick.

"Help...Help quickly..." Jiang Qingwu shouted at the people beside him, his head buzzing and he froze in place.

……

In a cave halfway up the back mountain, Yan Xiuchen was carrying Jiuhan on his back, while Gu Yanbai was staggering.

The three men came out of the cave in a mess.

However, the cave is halfway up the mountain, there is no way to get there, and there is a cliff below the cave entrance.

Yan Xiuchen looked outside, placed Jiuhan beside the stone wall, and turned to walk towards Gu Yanbai.

"I'll help you sit down first..."

Gu Yanbai's face turned pale, and he shook his head slightly, "I'm fine."

He said he was fine, but as soon as he sat down he leaned against the stone wall.

Yan Xiuchen looked at the white clothes behind Gu Yanbai that were completely soaked in blood, and instantly panicked. He tore off his outer robe, tore off the pieces and carefully bandaged the wound.

"Is your injury... serious?" Gu Yanbai asked in a low voice.

"I am fine."

"I carefully selected this cave. You can't go down, but you can go up."

"You climb up along the vines on the stone wall, and don't worry about the two of us for now." Gu Yanbai murmured, turned around and leaned against the stone wall, motioning to Yan Xiuchen, "Go get some help."

"This cave is connected to the tunnel of the temple. Are you planning to escape from here?"

"Yes, if you climb up from here, you will reach the Fengyu Pavilion on the back mountain. There is a small path next to it that leads you down the mountain, but... now..."

Gu Yanbai said, forcing himself to sit up straight, "Hurry up, if they catch up with us later, we won't be able to leave."

"If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. Although they don't know the way, this cave is not difficult to find. If I leave and they catch up with me, you and Jiuhan will definitely die."

Gu Yanbai looked at Jiuhan who was seriously injured and fainted in the distance, and laughed bitterly, "I have implicated another person. He is about to get married. It would be a pity for him to die here."

Gu Yanbai murmured, and said to Yan Xiuchen, "If you leave now, leave quickly. Maybe the reinforcements will come back and those people won't catch up with you yet. Go quickly. I promise you that I won't let him die."

No matter what Gu Yanbai said, Yan Xiuchen couldn't leave at this time.

If he left, Gu Yanbai would definitely not be able to stop the pursuers.

Yan Xiuchen ignored Gu Yanbai and headed towards the cave entrance.

But he didn't have any fire signals with him, and the back mountain was far away from the sacrificial temple, so no one would hear his shouting.

"It seems that from childhood to adulthood, I have always listened to you, and there has never been a time when you listened to me."

Yan Xiuchen didn't look back, and pulled the vines beside the cave, "Of course I will listen to you sometimes, but not this time."

"Use this to climb up." Yan Xiuchen said, turning around to help Gu Yanbai.

But Gu Yanbai sat by the wall, without moving at all, just raised his eyes slightly and looked at Yan Xiuchen.

"Do you really think I still have the strength to climb up?"

Yan Xiuchen looked at Gu Yanbai who looked listless and weak, and was instantly shaken.

If he didn't leave, Gu Yanbai's injury would continue and it would be bad.

If he leaves and the pursuers catch up with him, Gu Yanbai and Jiuhan will die just like him.

Just when Yan Xiuchen was hesitating, not knowing what to do, hurried footsteps were heard in the cave.

"This way, General, this way..."

Yan Xiuchen and Gu Yanbai became alert instantly when they heard the shouting.

Gu Yanbai sat up straight with great effort and gave Yan Xiuchen a bitter smile, "It's too late to leave now."

"Just sit still, I'm here, everything will be alright."

Yan Xiuchen comforted her, staring at the direction of the cave, and silently took out the golden bronze fan on his back.